I am going to begin doing some collage work and started in my favorite bin of inspiration: my wastebasket.
Step 1:
The pleated paper is the result of an end of the day smear of fine art paper on the heated palette containing these left over earth tone colors which had been used on a separate piece.
After several days, I looked at the paper and said, I don’t think I’m going to use it and put it in the bin.
Step 2: And, then, I said “hmm..” it might work in a collage with a large piece of fine art paper that I’d used several months ago as a rust transfer of an old measuring tool and a rather large handled drill. The color tones were similar and complimentary.
So, I took the encaustic paper smear out of the bin.
Step 3: Put it into the paper shredder and it began whirring, but stopped. I thought it was stuck. I pressed the reverse button (my favorite direction, actually) and up came this pleated skirt.
Happy accident because I was going to need a “skirt” photo for a blog post on my daily blog, Art of the Diet.
Step 4: I hauled out the large piece of rusted paper and lay the pleated skirt on it, tried a few different placements, and decided this was the best for now. I’ve not adhered the “skirt” yet as I have a feeling more is to be arranged with it.
But, I like it. As is. And, I love that it all started in my wastebasket and found a home on my rusted paper of many months ago.
